Kpogamé, Maritime Region, Togoi
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Kpogamé | Deposit |
Maritime Region | Region |
Togo | Country |
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6° 18' 25'' North , 1° 20' 2'' East
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Phosphorite mining site directly northeast of Lomé in southern Togo.
Togo is the world's fourth largest producer of phosphorus.
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ⓘ 'Apatite' Formula: Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) Reference: Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1.; K. Gnandi, M. Boroon, Deheyn Dimitri (2009) Distribution, Speciation, and Extractability of Cadmium in the Sedimentary Phosphorite of Hahotoé-Kpogamé (Southern Togo) Aquatic Geochemistry Volume 15, Number 4, 485-495 |
ⓘ Calcite Formula: CaCO3 Reference: K. Gnandi, M. Boroon, Deheyn Dimitri (2009) Distribution, Speciation, and Extractability of Cadmium in the Sedimentary Phosphorite of Hahotoé-Kpogamé (Southern Togo) Aquatic Geochemistry Volume 15, Number 4, 485-495 |
ⓘ Crandallite Formula: CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 Reference: Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1. |
ⓘ Goethite Formula: α-Fe3+O(OH) Reference: Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1.; Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1. |
ⓘ Kaolinite Formula: Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 Reference: Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1.; Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1. |
ⓘ Palygorskite Formula: (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O Locality: Avéto, Kpogamé, Maritime Region, Togo Reference: Gnandi, Kissao. "Distribution patterns of rare-earth elements and uranium in tertiary sedimentary phosphorites of Hahotoé–Kpogamé, Togo." Journal of African earth sciences, and the Middle East 37(2003):1-10. |
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
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ⓘ | Goethite | 4.00. | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates | |||
ⓘ | Calcite | 5.AB.05 | CaCO3 |
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates | |||
ⓘ | Crandallite | 8.BL.10 | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
ⓘ | Kaolinite | 9.ED.05 | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
ⓘ | Palygorskite | 9.EE.20 | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
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ⓘ | 'Apatite' | - | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
H | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
H | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
H | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
H | ⓘ Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
C | Carbon | |
C | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | Oxygen | |
O | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
O | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
O | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
O | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
O | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
O | ⓘ Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
F | Fluorine | |
F | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | ⓘ Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Al | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Al | ⓘ Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | ⓘ Kaolinite | Al2(Si2O5)(OH)4 |
Si | ⓘ Palygorskite | (Mg,Al)2Si4O10(OH) · 4H2O |
P | Phosphorus | |
P | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
P | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | ⓘ Apatite | Ca5(PO4)3(Cl/F/OH) |
Ca | ⓘ Crandallite | CaAl3(PO4)(PO3OH)(OH)6 |
Ca | ⓘ Calcite | CaCO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | ⓘ Goethite | α-Fe3+O(OH) |
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Avéto, Kpogamé, Maritime Region, Togo